# Uttar Sonakhali Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Uttar Sonakhali

Uttar Sonakhali is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,202 people in 1,307 households**, the 17th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 6,202people (2011)
- 1,307households
- 69.2%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Sonakhali

Of every 100 households in Uttar Sonakhali in 2011, 19 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Uttar Sonakhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**57%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**18%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Uttar Sonakhali?

■ Uttar Sonakhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**971

Working population ****44.5%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 61.5% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 298 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (14%) · **■** Household industry 204 (7%) · **■** Other work 328 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,540 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Basanti

- Chatrakhali7,208 people
- Lebukhali6,973 people
- Hiranmoypur6,562 people
- Bharatgar6,413 people
- Amjhara6,179 people
- Khari Machan5,704 people
- Birinchi Bari5,652 people
- Narayantala5,416 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Sonakhali?6,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Sonakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Sonakhali?69.2% (Census 2011)